Bedrail finishing carrier



y 1951 .1. H. B. HERTS ET AL I 2,559,953

BEDRAIL FINISHING CARRIER Filed Dec. 27, 1948 2 Sheets-Sheet l mm JGHNE. MEPHEE My ATTORNEYs J. H. B. HERTS ETAL BEDRAIL FINISHING CARRIERJuly 10, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Dec. 2'7, 1948 Willi/l wwVIII/Ill!!! Illa:

\NvEN'roR JOHN E. MEPHEE JACK H.B.Hem's a v Q/ZTTORNEYS Patented July10, 195i t I ".1-

, Rapids, Mich., assignors toJohn Widdicomb :Company, Grand Rapids,Mich., a corporation of Michigan Application December 27, 1948, SerialNo. 67,538

The present invention relates toa carrier, parfinished by variousoperations thereon to acquire.

.at the completion of the finishing a-smooth and uniform varnished orother finishing coating.

The present invention is directed to a novel car- .rier for such bedrails, preferably a plurality of them, in which the rails are supportedin a sub- :stantially horizontal position and are spaced .apart fromeach other;and may be moved or turned about their longitudinal axes todifferent positions for more ready access to different portions of thebed rail surfaces, such turning movements of the rails beingsimultaneously accomplished for all of them. a a p A further object. oftheinventionis to provide a carrier for the bedrailswhich may be readilyadjusted and conditioned'for carrying rails of different lengths, andwith which each of the rails may be quickly attached or detached fromthe carrier. A still further object is to provide a carv rier structurewhich is universal: in its adaptability to detachably receive andcarrybed rails having different head and foot board connecting means atthe ends thereof. Other objects and purposes than those stated, andnovelstructure for attaining the same, will appear and be understood from thefollowing description of a practical embodiment of the invention whichhas been manufactured and is in use, shown in the accom panyingdrawings, in which,

Fig. 1 is an elevation of the bed rail carrier of our invention, 1 4, da

Figs. 2 and 3 are fragmentary, somewhat enlarged end elevations ofdifferent head and foot boardattaching means which may be used at theends of the bed rails. a

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary vertical section through 3 Claims." (01.elf-6'0) one of the end supports of a bed rail, a plurality of which arelocated one over another at one end are located one over another at theopposite end of the carrier.

Fig-7 is an end elevation-of'the carrier shown" in Fig. 1, and l Fig. 8is a fragmentary horizontal section looking downwardly. substantially-onthe plane of line B-'-8of Fig. 1." e V p Like reference characters referto like parts in the different figures of the drawings.

In the structure disclosed, a horizontally disposed base pallet I, whichmay rest upon the floor of a factory, has attached at its upper side twospaced apart parallel angle bars 2, the vertical legs of which near oneend are htfiizontally slotted as indicated at 3 in'Fig. 1. Such barsserve as guides and supports for two horizontal bottom plates 4, one orboth of which may be slidably located over the horizontal, inwardlyextending flanges or legs of the bars 2. The plates 4 are located in thesame plane and extend toward each other over the lower legs of the guidebars 2. Set screws 5 passing through the slots 3 screw into members 6,which may be of angle form in cross section as shown in Fig.8;permanently secured to and extending upwardly from a plate 4 andlocated alongside the vertical legs of the bars 2. Thus, one or both ofthe plates 4 may be adjusted so as to space "vertical frame members,connected at the outer end edges of said plates 4, different distancesapart and releasably hold them in adjusted position.

The vertical frame members include each two spaced vertical posts'lconnected at their lower ends by a cross bar 8 and at their upper endsby a-parallel cross bar 9. The posts I and bars 8 and 9 likewise,preferably, are of commercial forms of angle iron for strength andrigidity with a minimum of weight. I

On both of the posts I, at one end of the structure, a plurality ofshort horizontal shafts 10 are rotatably mounted, which shafts may bespaced substantially equal distances apart and extend from the lower endportion of each of theposts 1 to the. upper end portions thereof. ;Eachof the short shafts is rotatably mounted on and extends through abearingH, such bearings ll being located at the inner sides of'the posts I.Each of said shafts'at' its outer end isequipped' with a sprocket wheelI2."

Each of said shafts I l at its inner end carries a" larger recess l5also of circular outline, there'- cesses or openings Her 15 beingconnected by verticalslots [6.

.A' plate I1 is mounted upon the upper cross bar 9 of such end frame bymeans of a set screw or bolt which passes through a vertical slot in theplate i! (Fig. '7) whereby the plate I! may be vertically adjusted. Twoidle sprocket wheels is are mounted upon the plate I! atjthe lowercorners thereof; Endless chains 20 are around the several sprocketwheels l0 and I9 there being two of such chains. rThe wheels. and theirconnected shafts II] at the front and at the back of the tures I 3 ofeach pair of fixtures.

structure are simultaneously turned on movin the chain 20 connectedtherewith.

The opposite end of the bed rail carrier has directly in line with eachof theshafts lfl, other short shafts 2| which pass slidably through thevertical posts I and through collars 22 at the inner sides of the posts,and members 23 similar to or identical with the previously describedbear:- ings Ii. Each shaft 2| at its outer end has a pin 24 passingthrough it, which normally is brought against the outer end ofitsassociated member 23 through the action of a coiled compressionspring 25, around each rod 2 I. The spring at one end bears against itsassociated cOllar-22',-and at; the other end against a fixture l2, oneof which is connected at the innerend of each shaft'Zl:

It is apparent that the immediate bed rail carrying fixtures [3 aredisposed in pairs upon shafts l and'2l locatedin horizontalalinement; sothata bed-rail, as shown at 26,- may be connected at its ends to andextend between the fix-.

26 at their ends (Figs. 2 and 3) are equipped with attaching devices fordetachablyconnecting with head and foot boards of a bed with which therails are to be used, the well known hookconnections at 21, or dowels atZS-being illustrated, respectively, in Figs. 2 and? The fixtures l3, attheir recessed portions 14, and I5, and with the connecting slots l6,will re.- ceiveeither form of bed rail connection, and hold therailsagainst turning movement with respect to the fixtures, and causethe bed rails to turn with said fixtures when. the fixtures areturned.-.

Oneend of a bed rail is connected with a fixture 13 secured to ashaftlllsand is connected to the oppositefixture. l3:on an associatedshaft 21 movingsuch fixturel3. and the shaft 2! outwardly compressingspring 25 with the shaftll slidablymoved through collar 22 and theassociated member 23. Then-bylocating.thefixture, l3.properly, withrespect to the enduconnecting means on the bed rail, theyspring,.25;willmove such .fixturein- Wardly and the bed rail is, securely held; againstdisc nnect on unt l springlzi is again com r ssed. with an accompanyingoutward movement of the shaft and he.fixture l g ec t d h re Ahorizontal bar 29 ;may ;extend between the vertical ends of thestructure being suPPQrted upon bars 30 connectedto the posts 1. Similarto the slots 3, the bar 29 has a slot 3! near one end associated withwhich isa set screw 32 similar to the set screw to go through said slotand detachably connect with one of the bars 30, n

as shown in Fig. 1, to compensate for the adjustment of theadjacent endof the carrier, the opposite end of bar 29 having a permanent attachmentto the other bar 30.

With the structure described, a plurality of bed rails26 are mounted oneover the other and may be carried at both the front and rear sides ofthe carrier structure. By pulling upon a chain 20 associated with thebed rails, one at the front side of the carrier structure and the otherat the rear side, such rails at either side may be. simultaneouslyturnedabout their longitudinal axes to different angular positions foreasier access to all surfaces of the rails during the processing stepsof finishing them. All steps and acts of finishingare performed upon thebed rails without takingthem fronrthe carrierstructure, resultinginamarked saving in handling with-resultant lessening of cost.

The bed rail carrier as described-is exception- Such bed rails allysatisfactory in practical use. It is economically produced.

The invention is defined in the appended claims and is to be considered{comprehensive of all forms of structurecoming within their scope.

We claim:

'1; In a structure as described, a horizontal supponlgtwo spacedvertical posts connected therewith to extend upwardly therefrom, aplurality of-shafts mounted inyertical spaced relation oneoverthe-otheron one of said posts, each of said shafts -at"its outer.end having a driving element connected therewith, a second plurality ofshafts rotatablyi: and sli dably extending through the other ,posts inhorizontal alignment with the first shafts; a fixture connected to theinner end of each of all of said shafts, each fixture having means:forthe -detachable-- -connectionof v a bed rail at; one 'endthereto;wherebya plurality of bedrailsmay be secured -between opposed pairsof--fixtures with-said bed rails horizontally located: and positioned-'vertically one over the other, yielding spring means surrounding eachof the last mentioned-shaftsbearing 'against the "fixture thereon andthe post on-- which said shafts are mountedfor normally;moving saidfixtures in a direction to'engage; with" the end-of a bed rail, but

movable away therefrom to disengagefrom said end of the bed rail, andaneendlessdriving memberaround-allof-Saiddriving elements connected.tothe -first shat t forsimultaneously turning saidfirst shaftsabout-'their-axesof rotation;

2: A structure as defined claim- 1, a second pair of vertical postsspaced-from-each other andback of the first spaced posts; upper-andlower cross bars connecting; each-of -the pairs of posts. one post ofeach pairlocatedback-of the other,

of the driving elements associated withthesecond;posts; a= horizontalplate secured at the lower endsjof -the spaced pairsflofiposts, saidplates-extending;tow ard-eaclr other, a horizontal palletupon whichahorizontal plate slidably mounted; whereby the pairs :Of 'POStS 'may; beadjusted towardeaclr other;-1 and;;means for securing saidpairs-ofpostsgin any; relative positions to which adjusted:

3- A structure as defined claim 1, each of' said fixturescomprising-rablock which in-yertical -position,- at its inner'side; hasupperand lower spaced generally circular horizontal openingsthereinaextendingtoward but terminating short of the outer side-of theblocle; a central circular opening-having-acenter substantially;coincident with the axis of the associatedshaft on-whichthe -fixture--issecured; andi-vertical slots between said-central opening andsaid-:uppen and-lowere t is sa een UNITED STATES PATENTS;

Number N-ame.-. Date,

179,905 Fitts July ;,18, I816,- 684',09?Z=.-' Quigley Oct. 8,- 19011,622,855: Warner1 Mar.29,1l92fl1 Ornsteen Jnne,.13; 1933

